“The only moral it is possible to draw from this story is that one should never throw the letter Q into a privet bush, but unfortunately there are times when it is unavoidable.” -Douglas Adams, The Restaurant At the End of the Universe

Afterwards, I felt like a hole was just punched right through my MIND. Its as if I just lost a couple of IQ points. I wonder what would happen if I spend an entire day repeating step 2 and 3 (*shudders*).

“The only moral it is possible to draw from this story is that one should never throw the letter Q into a privet bush, but unfortunately there are times when it is unavoidable.” -Douglas Adams, The Restaurant At the End of the Universe

Youtube comments are abyssmal, no doubt. I can hardly watch a music video without some D.B. ranting on about alternate history that only he knows, bigotry, or secret society crap.

Youtube! From the makers of: How can 1 haz babby??

“You tell yourself to just enjoy the process,” he added. “That whether you succeed or fail, win or lose, it will be fine. You pretend to be Zen. You adopt detachment, and ironic humor, while secretly praying for a miracle.”

Here's the real question: Why do you give a shit what some guy said in the comments? If one guy's non-sequitor is enough to ruin your day, why read the comments anyway?

Besides, from what you said it sounds more like his comment was a response to something someone else said. That's one of the weird things about Youtube; on the main page of a video responses appear without context. In all likelihood this “idiot” you somehow feel the need to be upset by is using that statement alleogrically; probably as part of an argument against someone else who brought up some unrelated information.

Also, to Crocty, so what if people would want to have sex with her? She's hot, deal with it. I hate how people try to act like somehow they've got this level of “superiority” by refusing to acknowledge certain people as attractive after a certain point. Maybe you're not attracted to her particular body type; whatever. I seriously doubt you would somehow find her disgusting if she wasn't stupidly famous. If you had met someone with her exact same dimensions under different circumstances you would consider her attractive.

InkmonkeyAlso, to Crocty, so what if people would want to have sex with her? She's hot, deal with it. I hate how people try to act like somehow they've got this level of “superiority” by refusing to acknowledge certain people as attractive after a certain point. Maybe you're not attracted to her particular body type; whatever. I seriously doubt you would somehow find her disgusting if she wasn't stupidly famous. If you had met someone with her exact same dimensions under different circumstances you would consider her attractive.

I take some issue with this. For a start it's little lame to have a big thing for some celeb tart.For another, “Hotness” is highly relative; what's hot to one is not to others. That's exacerbated in the case of certain classes of celebs because in their cases they are supposed to BE the representative standard of “hot” for everyone, and that's meant to be the chief appeal of those particular people.-For the people who don't subscribe to this archetype, being reminded of it is extremely irritating.

It's exactly like things like politics where everyone started saying that Obama was the next messiah, that he's perfect in every way, that he would make everything better etc. The view became the new orthodoxy… and becomes irritating because it's not true, it's almost alternative reality stuff, and everyone does not want to think about him that way. - so they were right to get irritated when people went over the top about him, just like people are right to be cynical about the apparent “hotness” of ordinary people like the Fox girl.

So when someone says that the Fox woman is definitely not hot, they're not necessarily criticising her as a human being, they're taking issue with someone else's definition of what “hot” is :)———————-

Besides, the idea that Fox is “hot” is not something that people have necessarily come up with themselves and agreed on in any form of consensus. The idea has been nurtured and manufactured by the media machine that focuses on that type of celebrity, as well as the agency that manages her, and the studios that publicise and promote the films she's been in.

InkmonkeyAlso, to Crocty, so what if people would want to have sex with her? She's hot, deal with it. I hate how people try to act like somehow they've got this level of “superiority” by refusing to acknowledge certain people as attractive after a certain point. Maybe you're not attracted to her particular body type; whatever. I seriously doubt you would somehow find her disgusting if she wasn't stupidly famous. If you had met someone with her exact same dimensions under different circumstances you would consider her attractive.

I take some issue with this. For a start it's little lame to have a big thing for some celeb tart.For another, “Hotness” is highly relative; what's hot to one is not to others. That's exacerbated in the case of certain classes of celebs because in their cases they are supposed to BE the representative standard of “hot” for everyone, and that's meant to be the chief appeal of those particular people.-For the people who don't subscribe to this archetype, being reminded of it is extremely irritating.

It's exactly like things like politics where everyone started saying that Obama was the next messiah, that he's perfect in every way, that he would make everything better etc. The view became the new orthodoxy… and becomes irritating because it's not true, it's almost alternative reality stuff, and everyone does not want to think about him that way. - so they were right to get irritated when people went over the top about him, just like people are right to be cynical about the apparent “hotness” of ordinary people like the Fox girl.

So when someone says that the Fox woman is definitely not hot, they're not necessarily criticising her as a human being, they're taking issue with someone else's definition of what “hot” is :)———————-

Besides, the idea that Fox is “hot” is not something that people have necessarily come up with themselves and agreed on in any form of consensus. The idea has been nurtured and manufactured by the media machine that focuses on that type of celebrity, as well as the agency that manages her, and the studios that publicise and promote the films she's been in.

Still, the problem is that people don't say this sort of thing because they think she's entirely unattractive: they just say it so they can be “superior” to the people who enjoy the media's definition of hotness. There are a lot of women out there that I'm not, personally, attracted to, but who I can admit are attractive in their own way. Megan Fox simply is pleasing to look at for a number of peoples' tastes, and anyone who tries to insult others for liking her is just being immature.

Inkmonkeyanyone who tries to insult others for liking her is just being immature.

Are they?

Or are those that like her being immature not only by subscribing to this low level pop-culture propaganda produced by a very specific aspect of the media but also proselytizing it, and those that insult them simply doing so because they are annoyed at the immaturity of their taste? :)

There are always more ways than one of looking at these things and it can be qiote enjoyable to see it from different angles. ^_^

Inkmonkeyanyone who tries to insult others for liking her is just being immature.

Are they?

Or are those that like her being immature not only by subscribing to this low level pop-culture propaganda produced by a very specific aspect of the media but also proselytizing it, and those that insult them simply doing so because they are annoyed at the immaturity of their taste? :)

There are always more ways than one of looking at these things and it can be qiote enjoyable to see it from different angles. ^_^

I can't say that people who do like her aren't immature; she certainly has a more base, uninteresting style of attractiveness that is easily marketable, though hard to find substance in. The point I'm getting across is that someone shouldn't be insulted for saying, “hey, she's hot.” Oh no, someone thinks a celebrity is attractive? He must be brainwashed by media propaganda. I can guarantee you that anyone who attacks someone for being attracted to a celebrity like Megan Fox only says that because she's a celebrity. If she wasn't famous, and someone saw her and expressed interest in her they would, at most, be dismissive of his attraction as she doesn't appeal to his personal tastes.

What this really reminds me of is people who have a song they like, but then hate it once it becomes popular. Granted, I can understand that hearing something everywhere can make it a bit annoying, but the song itself hasn't changed. It's still a good song; some people just insist on hating it so they can be different and, more imporantly, somehow better than the people who didn't start liking it until it started showing up in Oil of Olay commercials.

I really want to say something like “I beat up the guy who invented 4chan”, but I won't.

However, on the account of youtube, I do find it slightly saddening that the original idea was to allow information to be spread further allowing people to become more intellectual and instead for the most part we utilize it for “David after dentist”.

Inkmonkeyanyone who tries to insult others for liking her is just being immature

Are they?

Or are those that like her being immature not only by subscribing to this low level pop-culture propaganda produced by a very specific aspect of the media but also proselytizing it, and those that insult them simply doing so because they are annoyed at the immaturity of their taste? :)

There are always more ways than one of looking at these things and it can be qiote enjoyable to see it from different angles. ^_^

I can't say that people who do like her aren't immature; she certainly has a more base, uninteresting style of attractiveness that is easily marketable, though hard to find substance in. The point I'm getting across is that someone shouldn't be insulted for saying, “hey, she's hot.” Oh no, someone thinks a celebrity is attractive? He must be brainwashed by media propaganda. I can guarantee you that anyone who attacks someone for being attracted to a celebrity like Megan Fox only says that because she's a celebrity. If she wasn't famous, and someone saw her and expressed interest in her they would, at most, be dismissive of his attraction as she doesn't appeal to his personal tastes.

What this really reminds me of is people who have a song they like, but then hate it once it becomes popular. Granted, I can understand that hearing something everywhere can make it a bit annoying, but the song itself hasn't changed. It's still a good song; some people just insist on hating it so they can be different and, more imporantly, somehow better than the people who didn't start liking it until it started showing up in Oil of Olay commercials.

Fair enough Ink, but I think we're talking about slightly different things. I thinking of people who approach this on a more intellectual level and you seem to be talking about those who have a “gut” response?Sure, that follows- different people approach the same subjects in their ow ways.

Well inkmonkey is right, pretty obviously, too. Ozone, you don't seem like the sort who argues for the sake of arguing, what's up?

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Hippie VanWell inkmonkey is right, pretty obviously, too. Ozone, you don't seem like the sort who argues for the sake of arguing, what's up?

It's pretty obvious that thee are no right or wrong options here Hippie, it just depends on how you approach the subject and how you look at things. - Since it doesn't depend on the situation, but the people involved. It is simply not possible to know the motives and background of all those people and it's pretty bizarre to claim that they would all think the same way.

Frankly I'm rather surprised that you can't see things from the other perspective, you're usually more open than that.

InkmonkeyAlso, to Crocty, so what if people would want to have sex with her? She's hot

Hahahaha!Inkmonkey you so funny.

Although the most reason I find her repulsive* is because of her personality! Hold on, let's see….“Look, are you aware of who ‘FHM’ magazine voted the Sexiest Woman Alive? ME! Not Angelina Jolie…it was ME! God, Jolie was lucky to make Number Nine! I'm only 21 and she's like…ancient! I'm much hotter than her.” - Screamed at a fan who mistook her for Jolie at a bar in Vancouver, May 2008"

Which pretty much speaks for itself.

*Although the fact she's hideous adds to that.

Whoah ahaha, I find her ugly because the media is brainwashing us in to thinking she's hot? Gahaha.

croctyWhoah ahaha, I find her ugly because the media is brainwashing us in to thinking she's hot? Gahaha.

A+, would read thread again.

Well you'll have to because that's definitely not what I said.

D- for comprehension. :(

It's more like:-You find her ugly because you just do. Or perhaps you have some other reason, it doesn't matter and I never suggested one.

-The reasons you feel the need to tell someone else that though could be many and varied. Inkmonkey and Hippie seem to agree (I could be wrong here), that the only reason you'd do that is because you are childish and immature, due to the fact that she is actually hot and you are lying.

I say that hotness is “relative” (not the same for everyone), and constructed (an impression created by some people), and that people have more reasons than immaturity to contradict someone else.